2017 Winter Catalog - Page 23

Young Adult Fiction
Spellbook of the Lost and Found
Moïra Fowley-Doyle Release
Patrick Ness Ballad for a Mad Girl
Vikki Wakefield
PB $19.99
One summer night, Olive and her best
friend, Rose, begin to lose things. It
starts with simple items, but soon it’s
clear that Rose has lost something
bigger. Then Olive meets three
mysterious strangers, who, like Rose,
are holding tight to secrets. When
they discover the spellbook, full of
charms to conjure back lost things,
they realise it might be their chance
to fix everything. Unless it’s leading
them towards secrets that were never
meant to be found. HB $24.99
The most personal and tender novel
yet from Patrick Ness, the twice
Carnegie Medal-winning author of
A Monster Calls. It's Saturday, it's
summer and, although he doesn't
know it yet, everything in Adam
Thorn's life is going to fall apart. But
maybe, just maybe, he'll find freedom
from the release. Time is running out
though, because way across town, a
ghost has risen from the lake... This
uplifting coming-of-age novel will
remind you what it's like to fall in love. PB $19.99
Grace Foley is a bit mad. She’s a risk-
taker, and she’s not afraid of
anything—except losing. As part of a
feud between schools, Grace accepts a
challenge to walk the pipe. That night
she experiences something she can’t
explain. She’s haunted by voices and
visions—but nobody believes her. As
she’s drawn deeper into a twenty-year-
old mystery, the veil between this
world and the next begins to slip. Is
she moving closer to the truth? Or is
she heading for madness?
Gap Year in Ghost Town
Michael Pryor The Ones That Disappeared
Zana Fraillon Begin, End, Begin
Edited by Danielle Binks
PB $19.99 August
Anton Marin and his father want to
help ghosts. Rani Cross wants to slice
and dice them. But Melbourne is
under threat; with a massive spike in
violent ghost manifestations, Anton
and Rani must find a way to work
together to keep supernatural forces
at bay. And what with all the terrifying
brushes with death, Anton must
decide if he really wants in on the
whole ghost hunting biz anyway. A
smart, snappy, funny and scary ghost-
hunting adventure. PB $19.99
Esra, Miran and Isa work for the
Snakeskin gang, tending to plants in
the dark and airless basement of a
house they are not allowed to leave.
They've been told that they belong to
the Snakeskins, but Esra knows that
she belongs to no one—and she is
determined to find freedom. This is a
Skellig for this generation; beautiful,
magical and with Zana Fraillon's
incredible talent for combining
important global issues with
extraordinary storytelling. PB $24.99
With brilliantly entertaining short
stories from beloved young adult
authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil,
Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn
Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung,
Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and
Danielle Binks, this all-new collection
will show the world exactly how much
there is to love about Aussie YA.